NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RIDER
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-14
Power Rating: 71.279
Ranking: 205

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-8 v #101-200
10-5 v #201-318

Home Ratings (9-3): 72.807 (189) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-2 70.518 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 72.631 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 70.475

Away Ratings (5-9): 69.229 (234)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-318
League Ratings: 2-7 66.936
Non-League Ratings: 3-2 73.100
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 70.107

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 73.881 (159) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 1-2 72.436 Non-League Ratings: 1-0 86.029 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 72.436

League Ratings (9-11): 69.260 (238)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 70.518
Away Ratings: 2-7 66.936
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 72.436
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 70.859

Non-League Ratings (7-3): 76.275 (153) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 3-1 72.631 Away Ratings: 3-2 73.100 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 86.029 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.279

Wins Ratings: 71.045 (197)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-8 v #101-200
10-5 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-3 72.729
Away Ratings: 5-9 69.205
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 72.842
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 68.385

Points Ratings: 71.430 (221) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-6 v #101-200 13-6 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-3 72.469 Away Ratings: 5-9 69.367 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 74.977 League Ratings: 9-11 70.160 Non-League Ratings: 7-3 74.801 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 71.172

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 69.701 (225)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-1 70.475
Away Ratings: 1-3 70.107
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 72.436
League Ratings: 4-6 70.859
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 71.279

Home Advantage: 6.5679 (93)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0156 (300)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0690 (290)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1386 (279)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2219 (265)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3667 (251)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6781 (249)

Upward Stability: 3.4480 (26)

Downward Stability: 3.3699 (67)

RPI
RPI: 0.4782 (182)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-5 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
9-4 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-3): 0.5321 (159) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (5-9): 0.4228 (220)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5103 (134) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-11): 0.4536 (229)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (7-3): 0.5274 (110) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4598 (240)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Home	L 49-74	vs. #108 Rutgers
11/23/1999	Home	W 75-71	vs. #314 Sacred Heart
11/27/1999	Home	W 54-42	vs. #198 Bucknell
11/29/1999	Home	W 66-49	vs. #136 Delaware
12/2/1999	Home	L 79-91	vs. #128 Siena
12/5/1999	Away	L 57-71	vs. #295 Loyola MD
12/11/1999	Neut	W 78-69	vs. #135 George Mason
12/12/1999	Away	W 85-66	vs. #312 Morgan St
12/18/1999	Away	L 52-58	vs. #257 Monmouth NJ
12/22/1999	Away	L 62-75	vs. #61 Notre Dame
12/30/1999	Away	W 78-73	vs. #200 Fair Dickinson
1/3/2000	Home	W 83-69	vs. #252 Canisius
1/7/2000	Away	W 59-56	vs. #290 Stony Brook
1/10/2000	Away	L 73-90	vs. #301 St Peters
1/13/2000	Away	W 89-84	vs. #147 Iona
1/16/2000	Home	W 67-65	vs. #229 Manhattan
1/20/2000	Home	W 65-60	vs. #208 Marist
1/23/2000	Away	L 56-78	vs. #229 Manhattan
1/27/2000	Away	L 88-98	vs. #128 Siena
1/30/2000	Home	W 78-52	vs. #295 Loyola MD
2/3/2000	Away	L 51-67	vs. #208 Marist
2/5/2000	Home	L 71-74	vs. #175 Fairfield
2/8/2000	Home	W 87-62	vs. #301 St Peters
2/11/2000	Away	L 74-77	vs. #183 Niagara
2/13/2000	Away	W 78-75	vs. #252 Canisius
2/18/2000	Home	W 81-77	vs. #183 Niagara
2/21/2000	Neut	L 79-84	vs. #147 Iona
2/26/2000	Away	L 70-84	vs. #175 Fairfield
3/3/2000	Neut	W 73-58	vs. #301 St Peters
3/4/2000	Neut	L 59-64	vs. #147 Iona

FUTURE GAMES

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